sailing Lake Lenape

After ripping the screws out of Spark's rudder head on Saturday, I managed to get it temporarily fixed enough to go out sailing. It was not a good day to do so, threatening rain, a few random sprinkles, and fickle winds that went from zero to 20 mph with little warning. Not wanting to overpower my little GP, I sailed along on Mainsail alone and still managed to get her up on plane a few times.

I also managed to find the leak that was vexing me. It was both where I thought it was, but not what I thought it was. It was also not one leak. When I pulled out and repaired the centreboard trunk, I managed to neglect to reinstall the screws that held it together. Currently only the epoxy I used to repair it is doing the job.. this means the dozen or so screw holes I left empty are weeping water into the boat itself. An easy job to fix, I just need to buy more bronze screws.

I also need to seal down the centreboard case's caps as they spray water into my GP when at speed, makes for an interesting way to cool down in the hot sun